The Season for Spring Landscaping is Here in Northern Virginia

April 5, 2021

The season for spring landscaping is here in Northern VA, and it’s time to look at what you can do to increase the appeal of your home’s exterior. It’s important to make calculated decisions about your landscaping so that you don’t spend too much, but still make improvements to your lawn.

Landscape design can increase the value of your home. Let our salespersons at RSSY help you with some of the best hardscape and landscape renovations like: Lighting, Retaining Walls, Garden Stone Pathways, Flagstone Patios, Pavers and softscape ideas using mulch. Call us or browse our website to see what offer. Thank you.

Need Gravel for Your Landscaping Project in Northern VA?

March 30, 2021

What type of gravel do you need for your landscaping project?

RSSY supplies all grades and types of gravel for residential and commercial building and landscaping needs. Crushed stone, pea gravel, bluestone, and washed gravel are available in a full range of colors and sizes for drainage or decorative landscaping.

From topdressing, to erosion prevention, to proper drainage construction, we have all the raw materials your landscape projects require. RSSY carries several different types of decorative aggregates. Ranging from 3/8″ up to 8″ size, these aggregates have many uses including driveways, pathways, ground cover, and water features. Colors vary from white to gray, brown, red, and black. Check out our website and give us a call to discuss your gravel needs. https://rssy.com/gravel/

Aggregate Materials for Your Landscape’s Drainage

February 19, 2021

After a very wet Winter and melting snow, homeowners find drainage problems in their yard. Water can destroy the foundation of your home or keep the lawn area moist where bugs and mosquitoes can breed.

RSSY has a large inventory of aggregates used to solve drainage and water flow pattern problems. Tell your landscaper to call a salesperson at RSSY today to discuss aggregate materials required for your drainage problem.

Stop by for Products and Materials for Your Landscaping

October 15, 2020

Please visit our Rock Stone and Sand Yard (RSSY) website Blog offering Categories, Recent Posts and Archives of products and materials since 2013. We are certain that you and your family will find the perfect product or material for your landscaping or hardscaping ideas. Please stop by one of our 2 yards or call us today for pricing and delivery information.

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The Place for Pavers and Stone

March 27, 2020

RSSY is the place for Pavers and Stone in 2020. Our large inventory of landscaping products includes Belgard Pavers, Nicolock Wall Systems, NewLine Pavers and Wall Units. Our large and extensive inventory of Flagstone, Natural Stone, Architectural Stone, Building Stone, Boulders and Steppers, and Stone Veneer allows for every landscape design to become a reality at your home or business in Northern VA. Stop by or call us (703) 339-8095 today for information and pricing.

Landscape Materials for the Winter in Northern VA

February 6, 2020

RSSY has the Landscape Materials including salt and sand for those Winter days. We specialize in landscape materials that ensure your landscaping project reflects the exquisite and unique style naturally found right here in Northern VA. That’s an attention to detail you can’t find with buying materials from the big box stores like Home Depot and Lowes. Take a look at our outdoor showroom to see how we use our decades of experience serving Northern VA residents and businesses to provide landscaping solutions that are as authentic as they are beautiful. Call us today at (703) 339-8095 for an appointment.

Special Offer for Our Fire Pit and Fire Place Supplies!

November 2, 2017

Receive 10% off on any of our fire pit and fireplace supplies! The chilly days and nights are here, and fire pits are the perfect addition to transform your backyard into a cozy outdoor hang out spot for friends and family. Mention Code 591 for this limited time offer!

Utilitarian Pavers Improve Arlington, VA Landscapes

August 29, 2014

Paver Patio Installed in Arlington, VAThink about all the ways installing pavers in Arlington, VA might change the look, feel, or utilitarian function of the landscape around your home.

This photograph shows a simple herringbone pattern patio made with man-made pavers in Arlington, VA. Note the clean finish provided by a perpendicular coordinating border.  There are many interesting and ancient patterns to use with pavers in Arlington in all kinds of surface applications, from driveways and walkways to courtyards and porches.

Using pavers in Arlington, VA landscape improvements can also enhance privacy, level a grade, provide a foundation, make pool decks safer, create boundaries to define your outdoor living spaces and reduce yard maintenance. Installing pavers in Arlington, VA yards helps to manage stormwater runoff and provides natural protection and filtration for erosion control and more sustainable land management practices.Paver Walkway installed in Arlington, VA

Using interlocking pavers from Belgard, Techo-Bloc and Nicolock can radically transform your home landscape into a practical, even elegant, outdoor living space on par with any of the finest luxury vacation retreats.

Think about it – you could actually relax and enjoy yourself with family and friends, or maybe catch a nap nestled in a hammock in your new outdoor space, compliments of simple pavers. Arlington, VA weekends may never be the same without hours of hot, grimy, backbreaking lawn and landscape care.  Simply hose off your pavers and let them dry.

At RSSY we pride ourselves on responsive service, terrific paver products and superior project design experience. If you are looking for paver options and hardscape ideas, come see why RSSY is the area’s leading resource for landscape raw materials and all kinds of landscape pavers. Arlington, VA property owners can find money-saving landscape materials and supplies at RSSY, and then kick back and enjoy the beautiful results – right in your own backyard.

Patio Pavers Springfield, VA

December 15, 2013

Hardscaping has to do with all the non-living design elements of a property. Use hardscape, such as patio pavers in Springfield, VA to improve any outdoor space. Primary functional uses include enhancing privacy, creating boundaries, leveling topography, providing a foundation for outdoor living, creating shelter and reducing yard maintenance.

Hardscaping also helps achieve a fluid transition from your home to the surrounding beauty of nature. Use natural stone, precast blocks, or interlocking patio pavers in Springfield, VA from Belgard, Techo-Bloc, Nicolock, and others, to transform your yard into a practical, even elegant, outdoor living sanctuary.

Once you analyze the habits and needs of your lifestyle, visit RSSY to start planning your hardscape today so you are ready to greet the spring. Patio pavers in Springfield, VA are a great way to improve the appearance and function of different spaces within your exterior landscape. Imagine your driveway, walkways, entryway, and outdoor recreational areas permanently manicured in a coordinated palette with your home architecture. The possibilities are only limited by your creative imagination.

Before installing patio pavers in Springfield, VA, you will examine the abundance of patio pavers. They vary in size, shape, color, texture, cost, and ease of installation. techniques for installing patio pavers of all types are quite similar. For dry-laid surfaces, that is those installed without mortar, the process involves installing a base of crushed stone and a setting bed of sand or stone dust. You may want to install your stone or brick pavers with mortar instead. First install a solid concrete slab, and fill in from there.

The beauty of precast patio pavers is they stand alone on a sand or gravel base without mortar. They are small enough to be  hand-set without special equipment. Some designs are even ideal for permeable paving that complies with zero-runoff building codes. Modern interlocking pavers are set in visually stunning patterns that many homeowners opt to install these over more traditional tile or stone.

Patio pavers in Springfield, VA are a much more affordable and sustainable choice for urban streets and residential yards. Contact RSSY to start planning your patio paver design for spring.

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